Europhilex Special Auction (at show)
Sunday, May 11, 2025
200 results found
Lot 1
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS - TRISTAN DA CUNHA & FALKLAND ISLANDS: Small collections on album leaves: Tristan inc. KGV ½d green control (H16) on piece with Tristan Type III cancel and 1½ brown on piece with Type V cancel plus KGVI Coronation 1½d on cover to Blackpool having Type VII cancel; two 'Potato Stamp' facsimile sheets each signed by A.B. Crawford, KGVI 1952 optd set to 10/- unmounted mint SG 1/12, 1961 defin. mint & used sets to 1r SG 42/54 plus various other QEII sets & part sets to 1971. Lot also inc. Falklands 1938-50 mint set to £1 with several addl. shades/printings inc. 5/- value. (c.200 + 2 covers) Cross Reference : TRISTAN DA CUNHA, FALKLAND ISLANDS
Estimate: £200Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 1
BRITISH COMMONWEALTH COLLECTIONS - TRISTAN DA CUNHA & FALKLAND ISLANDS: Small collections on album leaves: Tristan inc. KGV ½d green control (H16) on piece with Tristan Type III cancel and 1½ brown on piece with Type V cancel plus KGVI Coronation 1½d on cover to Blackpool having Type VII cancel; two 'Potato Stamp' facsimile sheets each signed by A.B. Crawford, KGVI 1952 optd set to 10/- unmounted mint SG 1/12, 1961 defin. mint & used sets to 1r SG 42/54 plus various other QEII sets & part sets to 1971. Lot also inc. Falklands 1938-50 mint set to £1 with several addl. shades/printings inc. 5/- value. (c.200 + 2 covers) Cross Reference : TRISTAN DA CUNHA, FALKLAND ISLANDS
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 2
FORGERIES, FAKES & FANTASIES - LUNDY ISLAND - FANTASY COVERS PRODUCED BY GERALD M. KING: Group of envs. displaying facsimile copies of the Ocean Penny Postage illustrations, produced by Gerald M King during 2000-02. Inc. unused Bradshaw & Blacklock Design printed in brown on white paper with "LUNDY ISLAND/THE WORLD'S HOPE FOR/OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE" over design and printed 1d black, signed on reverse by G.M. King; similar design printed in brown on green paper postally used 23 Apr. 2007 to Canada franked 78p with Air Mail label attached at bottom right; unused Valentine Design printed in purple on cream paper with Puffin in top centre of the design and "LUNDY" underneath in the text banner, signed on reverse by GM King; plus others inc. League of Universal Brotherhood & Gilpin designs. Also inc. "Temperance" Valentine design facsimiles (2) & "Anti Slavery" Valentine design, all signed on reverse by GM King. (20 envs.) Cross Reference : LUNDY ISLAND, CINDERELLAS
Estimate: £100Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 2
FORGERIES, FAKES & FANTASIES - LUNDY ISLAND - FANTASY COVERS PRODUCED BY GERALD M. KING: Group of envs. displaying facsimile copies of the Ocean Penny Postage illustrations, produced by Gerald M King during 2000-02. Inc. unused Bradshaw & Blacklock Design printed in brown on white paper with "LUNDY ISLAND/THE WORLD'S HOPE FOR/OCEAN PENNY POSTAGE" over design and printed 1d black, signed on reverse by G.M. King; similar design printed in brown on green paper postally used 23 Apr. 2007 to Canada franked 78p with Air Mail label attached at bottom right; unused Valentine Design printed in purple on cream paper with Puffin in top centre of the design and "LUNDY" underneath in the text banner, signed on reverse by GM King; plus others inc. League of Universal Brotherhood & Gilpin designs. Also inc. "Temperance" Valentine design facsimiles (2) & "Anti Slavery" Valentine design, all signed on reverse by GM King. (20 envs.) Cross Reference : LUNDY ISLAND, CINDERELLAS
Estimate: £100 ×
Lot 3
WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - SIERRA LEONE TO FRANCE VIA PLYMOUTH: Nov. 1858 env. (minor faults and dusting) from Sierra Leone to Marseille endorsed via Angleterre with ms 10 (decimes), fine GB/ 2F Accountancy hs and on the reverse part strike of the Sierra Leone double arc ds, PLYMOUTH PACKET LETTER ds (Tab. P2) (overstruck with Paris cds), London & Calais transit ds etc. Carried by the SS Ethiope from Sierra Leone, this was the final contract voyage to Plymouth. Cross Reference : SIERRA LEONE
Estimate: £160Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 3
WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - SIERRA LEONE TO FRANCE VIA PLYMOUTH: Nov. 1858 env. (minor faults and dusting) from Sierra Leone to Marseille endorsed via Angleterre with ms 10 (decimes), fine GB/ 2F Accountancy hs and on the reverse part strike of the Sierra Leone double arc ds, PLYMOUTH PACKET LETTER ds (Tab. P2) (overstruck with Paris cds), London & Calais transit ds etc. Carried by the SS Ethiope from Sierra Leone, this was the final contract voyage to Plymouth. Cross Reference : SIERRA LEONE
Estimate: £160 ×
Lot 4
WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - LONDON TO SIERRA LEONE: July 1864 env. (open to display) Charing Cross London to Government House, Sierra Leone franked by tied vertical pair of 3d Rose Pl.2 St. 2 LI/MI (SG75) with v. fine red "1d" accountancy hs and on reverse flap Sierra Leone ds. Carried by SS Macgregor Laird Liverpool 24 July arriving Sierra Leone 10 Aug. 1864. Cross Reference : SIERRA LEONE
Estimate: £200Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 4
WORLDWIDE MARITIME POSTAL HISTORY - LONDON TO SIERRA LEONE: July 1864 env. (open to display) Charing Cross London to Government House, Sierra Leone franked by tied vertical pair of 3d Rose Pl.2 St. 2 LI/MI (SG75) with v. fine red "1d" accountancy hs and on reverse flap Sierra Leone ds. Carried by SS Macgregor Laird Liverpool 24 July arriving Sierra Leone 10 Aug. 1864. Cross Reference : SIERRA LEONE
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 5
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - EN ROUTE IN POLAND - EX GERMAN OFFICER OF WESTPHALIAN GUARDS IN WARTA VIA "KALISCH FELDPOST": Fine April 1812 EL (buff paper; fully typed transcript & translation into English) from "Warta" (Poland) to Zellerfeld (Saxony) endorsed "Zu Kallisch zur Feldpost" and "Lettre militaire" on the front and having a fair handstruck "Preusse p.m." nearby (Prusse par Magdeburg), with sundry ms rates. The writer, "Ferdinand [von den Brincken]" had been the page to the King of Westphalia, Jerome Bonaparte, but was at this time a Lieutenant of the Westphalian Cavalry Guard. He managed to return from Russia in 1813 with only a frostbitten right hand an a slight wound. He writes to his father that he is billetted in a cobbler's shop and says that "The Emperor [Napoleon Bonaparte] is expected here...". Rare and significant letter. Cross Reference : GERMAN STATES, POLAND
Estimate: £200Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 5
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - EN ROUTE IN POLAND - EX GERMAN OFFICER OF WESTPHALIAN GUARDS IN WARTA VIA "KALISCH FELDPOST": Fine April 1812 EL (buff paper; fully typed transcript & translation into English) from "Warta" (Poland) to Zellerfeld (Saxony) endorsed "Zu Kallisch zur Feldpost" and "Lettre militaire" on the front and having a fair handstruck "Preusse p.m." nearby (Prusse par Magdeburg), with sundry ms rates. The writer, "Ferdinand [von den Brincken]" had been the page to the King of Westphalia, Jerome Bonaparte, but was at this time a Lieutenant of the Westphalian Cavalry Guard. He managed to return from Russia in 1813 with only a frostbitten right hand an a slight wound. He writes to his father that he is billetted in a cobbler's shop and says that "The Emperor [Napoleon Bonaparte] is expected here...". Rare and significant letter. Cross Reference : GERMAN STATES, POLAND
Estimate: £200 ×
Lot 6
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - THE INVASION OF RUSSIA BEGINS - OFFICER'S LETTER DURING THE FIRST WEEK FROM VILNIUS: Very fine 29 June 1812 EL from "Vilna" [Wilna; now Vilnius in Lithuania] to Paris (redirected to Reuil with manuscript "3" charge, with long and interesting, but hastily written and quite hard to read, contents from Captain (later Maréchal) de Castellane (1788-1862) to his father, giving details of the capture of Vilna the previous day and the retreat of the Russian Army a couple of days prior to that. His news included; "...The brave Capte. Octave de Legion du Schupards was taken prisoner and received 2 lance wounds. The gallant Philippe de Segur sent a trumpet to the outposts; he got back on his horse and left... I believe he was the only injured army officer...". A very rare letter written by an Officer accompanying Napoleon as he started his campaign inside Russia. Cross Reference : RUSSIA, LITHUANIA, RUSSIA
Estimate: £340Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 6
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - THE INVASION OF RUSSIA BEGINS - OFFICER'S LETTER DURING THE FIRST WEEK FROM VILNIUS: Very fine 29 June 1812 EL from "Vilna" [Wilna; now Vilnius in Lithuania] to Paris (redirected to Reuil with manuscript "3" charge, with long and interesting, but hastily written and quite hard to read, contents from Captain (later Maréchal) de Castellane (1788-1862) to his father, giving details of the capture of Vilna the previous day and the retreat of the Russian Army a couple of days prior to that. His news included; "...The brave Capte. Octave de Legion du Schupards was taken prisoner and received 2 lance wounds. The gallant Philippe de Segur sent a trumpet to the outposts; he got back on his horse and left... I believe he was the only injured army officer...". A very rare letter written by an Officer accompanying Napoleon as he started his campaign inside Russia. Cross Reference : RUSSIA, LITHUANIA, RUSSIA
Estimate: £340 ×
Lot 7
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - FRENCH OFFICER'S LETTER FROM USHACHI (NEAR VITEBSK) WITH MENTION OF NAPOLEON & HIS WIFE: 24 July 1812 EL (slight toning & wear) from Captain (later Maréchal) de Castellane (1788-1862) to his father in Paris and redirected to Nevers charged "5" with a very fine Paris "P" in triangle mark, apparently carried by Military messengers. The contents include; "Yesterday evening, the Empress came to the Service room where I was alone with Garzand[?] and said to me; 'Well, Mr. de Castellane'. I have since thought that her Majesty was perhaps going to speak to me about my excellent father, but she asked whether the ordnance officers who remained in Vilna had arrived... I am here in a kind of farm, home of some great Polish lord… I am going to Kamen [a tiny village about 20 miles to the south-east of Ushachi, on the road to Vitebsk] where the emperor is…", and notes mail sent by estafettes. Good letter from the occupying French Army in Russia, which would repay full transcription and translation. Cross Reference : RUSSIA, FRANCE
Estimate: £400Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 7
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - FRENCH OFFICER'S LETTER FROM USHACHI (NEAR VITEBSK) WITH MENTION OF NAPOLEON & HIS WIFE: 24 July 1812 EL (slight toning & wear) from Captain (later Maréchal) de Castellane (1788-1862) to his father in Paris and redirected to Nevers charged "5" with a very fine Paris "P" in triangle mark, apparently carried by Military messengers. The contents include; "Yesterday evening, the Empress came to the Service room where I was alone with Garzand[?] and said to me; 'Well, Mr. de Castellane'. I have since thought that her Majesty was perhaps going to speak to me about my excellent father, but she asked whether the ordnance officers who remained in Vilna had arrived... I am here in a kind of farm, home of some great Polish lord… I am going to Kamen [a tiny village about 20 miles to the south-east of Ushachi, on the road to Vitebsk] where the emperor is…", and notes mail sent by estafettes. Good letter from the occupying French Army in Russia, which would repay full transcription and translation. Cross Reference : RUSSIA, FRANCE
Estimate: £400 ×
Lot 8
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - BATTLE OF VITEBSK, ETC. - OFFICER'S ACCOUNT SENT BY MILITARY ESTAFETTE TO PARIS: 29 July 1812 EL from "Witepsk" by Captain (later Maréchal) de Castellane (1788-1862) to his mother in Paris and redirected to Arches charged "6" with a long letter initially sent by the French Army's express estafette system from Russia to Paris. The contents include; "...I left to join the Emperor 7 leagues from here on the road to Smolensk...the Russians are retreating... There were 3 battles on the 25th, one of very lively cavalry, the King of Naples at the head; we took 8 cannons on the 26th from the Army of Italy... one on the 27th where the emperor was, the battle was very lively, but few troops were engaged. On the 28th we entered Witepsk, yesterday morning the Cossacks were still at the gate of the city. I went to recconoitre them and then accompanied General de Caulaincourt who pursued them. On the 27th I brought back and rallied the pursuers from the 16th and 8th Hussars... these are two excellent regiments that have worked wonders all these days, and took the 8 cannons on the 25th with the 9th Lancers of Colonel Gotrecht (former major of my regiment) who had 3 horses killed and a bayonet wound in the hand... an aide-de-camp of the king of Naples and I brought them back to their brigade...". Fine Campaign letter from occupied Russia. Cross Reference : RUSSIA, FRANCE
Estimate: £340Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 8
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - BATTLE OF VITEBSK, ETC. - OFFICER'S ACCOUNT SENT BY MILITARY ESTAFETTE TO PARIS: 29 July 1812 EL from "Witepsk" by Captain (later Maréchal) de Castellane (1788-1862) to his mother in Paris and redirected to Arches charged "6" with a long letter initially sent by the French Army's express estafette system from Russia to Paris. The contents include; "...I left to join the Emperor 7 leagues from here on the road to Smolensk...the Russians are retreating... There were 3 battles on the 25th, one of very lively cavalry, the King of Naples at the head; we took 8 cannons on the 26th from the Army of Italy... one on the 27th where the emperor was, the battle was very lively, but few troops were engaged. On the 28th we entered Witepsk, yesterday morning the Cossacks were still at the gate of the city. I went to recconoitre them and then accompanied General de Caulaincourt who pursued them. On the 27th I brought back and rallied the pursuers from the 16th and 8th Hussars... these are two excellent regiments that have worked wonders all these days, and took the 8 cannons on the 25th with the 9th Lancers of Colonel Gotrecht (former major of my regiment) who had 3 horses killed and a bayonet wound in the hand... an aide-de-camp of the king of Naples and I brought them back to their brigade...". Fine Campaign letter from occupied Russia. Cross Reference : RUSSIA, FRANCE
Estimate: £340 ×
Lot 9
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - AUSTRIAN 1st DIVISION COMMANDER'S REPORT ON BATTLE OF LYOBOML (IN RUSSIA NEAR HORODNO): Very fine 29 Sept. 1812 official military despatch EL signed as an official letter on the front by the writer Field-Marshall Lieutenant "[Friedrich F.] Bianchi" and having a 98% impression of Quartermaster Staab's seal in red wax on the reverse; "K.K. CONEP(?) QUARTIERMEISTERS STAABS SIGILL." Presumably addressed to his General in "Trapz[?]". The contents (typed transcription and basic translation included) written from "Horodno" (now Horodje in NW Ukraine) give a report on the recent Battle of Lyoboml; "When I came to Horodno I found the woods... occupied by the enemy... before I left, four companies of the enemy attacked . It soon became apparent that the enemy was very weak and he left immediately...". Rare Official Campaign letter from the Austrian forces in occupied Russia. Cross Reference : RUSSIA, AUSTRIA
Estimate: £340Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 9
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - AUSTRIAN 1st DIVISION COMMANDER'S REPORT ON BATTLE OF LYOBOML (IN RUSSIA NEAR HORODNO): Very fine 29 Sept. 1812 official military despatch EL signed as an official letter on the front by the writer Field-Marshall Lieutenant "[Friedrich F.] Bianchi" and having a 98% impression of Quartermaster Staab's seal in red wax on the reverse; "K.K. CONEP(?) QUARTIERMEISTERS STAABS SIGILL." Presumably addressed to his General in "Trapz[?]". The contents (typed transcription and basic translation included) written from "Horodno" (now Horodje in NW Ukraine) give a report on the recent Battle of Lyoboml; "When I came to Horodno I found the woods... occupied by the enemy... before I left, four companies of the enemy attacked . It soon became apparent that the enemy was very weak and he left immediately...". Rare Official Campaign letter from the Austrian forces in occupied Russia. Cross Reference : RUSSIA, AUSTRIA
Estimate: £340 ×
Lot 10
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - THE DAY THE RETREAT STARTED - FRENCH OFFICER'S LETTER EX "MOZAISK" TO ROUEN BY WESTPHALIAN COURIER: 19 Oct. 1812 EL (toned reverse; full typed transcription & translation) from a French Officer (Trousset; probably a "Dispersing Agent" in the Imperial Quarters) in "Mozaisk" to his wife in Rouen unusually routed via Westphalia charged "6" and "15" with a partly fine (for this) "[Qtier. Gal. ARMEE]/WESTPHALIENNE" on the front partly overstruck by a fine "NEUKIRCHEN(PAR)." transit mark. Sent from the Occupation Army at Mozhaysk near Moscow on the very day that the Retreat from Moscow began. The understandably brief contents are as follows; "My dear Melanie, there have been a fortnight since I had any opportunity to write to you. I learned that a Westphalian courier left tomorrow, and I took the opportunity to give my news very hastily. I am crushed by work and trauma; I occupy the most arduous and unpleasant position that it is possible to imagine. Your letters are piling up in Moscow. I asked someone to remove them; I wait for them every moment. The whole army makes a move again; I hope to be placed in such a way that our correspondence reaches us regularly. Farewell, my dear Melanie, I love and kiss you with all my heart as well as our children, Trousset". Remarkable letter written on the day that Napoleon's dream of conquering Russia ended. [With photocopy of 2015 Roumet certificate.] Cross Reference : RUSSIA, FRANCE, GERMAN STATES
Estimate: £340Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 10
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - THE DAY THE RETREAT STARTED - FRENCH OFFICER'S LETTER EX "MOZAISK" TO ROUEN BY WESTPHALIAN COURIER: 19 Oct. 1812 EL (toned reverse; full typed transcription & translation) from a French Officer (Trousset; probably a "Dispersing Agent" in the Imperial Quarters) in "Mozaisk" to his wife in Rouen unusually routed via Westphalia charged "6" and "15" with a partly fine (for this) "[Qtier. Gal. ARMEE]/WESTPHALIENNE" on the front partly overstruck by a fine "NEUKIRCHEN(PAR)." transit mark. Sent from the Occupation Army at Mozhaysk near Moscow on the very day that the Retreat from Moscow began. The understandably brief contents are as follows; "My dear Melanie, there have been a fortnight since I had any opportunity to write to you. I learned that a Westphalian courier left tomorrow, and I took the opportunity to give my news very hastily. I am crushed by work and trauma; I occupy the most arduous and unpleasant position that it is possible to imagine. Your letters are piling up in Moscow. I asked someone to remove them; I wait for them every moment. The whole army makes a move again; I hope to be placed in such a way that our correspondence reaches us regularly. Farewell, my dear Melanie, I love and kiss you with all my heart as well as our children, Trousset". Remarkable letter written on the day that Napoleon's dream of conquering Russia ended. [With photocopy of 2015 Roumet certificate.] Cross Reference : RUSSIA, FRANCE, GERMAN STATES
Estimate: £340 ×
Lot 11
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - THE RETREAT STARTED GATHERS PACE - FRENCH OFFICER'S LETTER EX "MOZAISK" TO ROUEN BY WESTPHALIAN COURIER: 26 Oct. 1812 EL (lightly toned reverse; full typed transcription & translation) from a French Officer (Trousset; probably a "Dispersing Agent" in the Imperial Quarters) in "Mozaisk" to his wife in Rouen unusually routed via Westphalia charged "6" and "15" with a recognisable "Qtier. Gal. ARMEE/WESTPHALIENNE" on the front beside a very fine "NEUKIRCHEN(PAR)." transit mark. Sent from the Occupation Army at Mozhaysk just as it was about to join the Moscow troops on their retreat. The contents include; "I am once again taking advantage, my dear Melanie, of a Westphalian courier to give you my news. This letter will be the last from Mozaisk. The army is on the move, and we are waiting every minute for the order to leave. It is to be assumed that the army will take up its winter quarters in Lithuania, that is to say, 190 leagues closer to France.... It has been more than a month since I received any letters from you. They are at Headquarters... I have written... to you several times. I don't know if my letters reached you; several couriers were kidnapped by the Cossacks.... It was a misfortune for me not to have been in Moscow at the beginning; there are some very good sources at very good prices...". Important letter written as the Mozhaysk troops were about to leave. [With p.copy of 2015 Roumet certificate.] Cross Reference : RUSSIA, FRANCE, GERMAN STATES
Estimate: £340Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 11
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - THE RETREAT STARTED GATHERS PACE - FRENCH OFFICER'S LETTER EX "MOZAISK" TO ROUEN BY WESTPHALIAN COURIER: 26 Oct. 1812 EL (lightly toned reverse; full typed transcription & translation) from a French Officer (Trousset; probably a "Dispersing Agent" in the Imperial Quarters) in "Mozaisk" to his wife in Rouen unusually routed via Westphalia charged "6" and "15" with a recognisable "Qtier. Gal. ARMEE/WESTPHALIENNE" on the front beside a very fine "NEUKIRCHEN(PAR)." transit mark. Sent from the Occupation Army at Mozhaysk just as it was about to join the Moscow troops on their retreat. The contents include; "I am once again taking advantage, my dear Melanie, of a Westphalian courier to give you my news. This letter will be the last from Mozaisk. The army is on the move, and we are waiting every minute for the order to leave. It is to be assumed that the army will take up its winter quarters in Lithuania, that is to say, 190 leagues closer to France.... It has been more than a month since I received any letters from you. They are at Headquarters... I have written... to you several times. I don't know if my letters reached you; several couriers were kidnapped by the Cossacks.... It was a misfortune for me not to have been in Moscow at the beginning; there are some very good sources at very good prices...". Important letter written as the Mozhaysk troops were about to leave. [With p.copy of 2015 Roumet certificate.] Cross Reference : RUSSIA, FRANCE, GERMAN STATES
Estimate: £340 ×
Lot 12
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - FRENCH OFFICER RECUPERATING FROM FROSTBITE IN BERLIN - LETTER TO PARIS VIA HAMBURG: 23 Dec. 1812 EL (some reinforced folds and a closed tear slightly affecting the address at top right; almost complete typed transcript & translation) from Captain (later Maréchal) de Castellane (1788-1862) recuperating from frostbite (see previous lot) in "Berlin" to his father in Paris with a faint "PRUSSE/PAR HAMBOURG" on the front and a fine red 3-ring Paris cds (1 Feb.) on the flap, charged "12". The contents - written entirely with his left hand - include; "[Letter] No.130… I hope you slept well... I'm having trouble getting used to straw in Berlin so for a few days it's hard to get used to a bed... I bought this morning a very ugly post-chaise for 500 l. because it is probable that within 15 days I will leave for Paris and that in 3 weeks I will kiss my excellent parents... The King of Bavaria has granted me six crosses but awaiting of course the authorization of the Emperor... My hand is doing very well. I only have very minor pains. One of the most unfortunate inconveniences of my condition is that I cannot give a full account of my days to my excellent father. Writing with my left hand is not easy and what's more it tires my right hand because I have to hold my paper with the thumb which is not frozen... Yesterday I was presented to the Queen of Hardenberg, tomorrow it will be to the King. My [letter] No.129 only left yesterday because the Estafette doesn't come exactly every day...". Rare insight into the dreadful damage caused by the frost on the Retreat from Moscow. [Ex Soluphil auction, June 2011; lot 100, realised 1,892 euros inc. BP.] Cross Reference : FRANCE, GERMAN STATES
Estimate: £340Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 12
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - FRENCH OFFICER RECUPERATING FROM FROSTBITE IN BERLIN - LETTER TO PARIS VIA HAMBURG: 23 Dec. 1812 EL (some reinforced folds and a closed tear slightly affecting the address at top right; almost complete typed transcript & translation) from Captain (later Maréchal) de Castellane (1788-1862) recuperating from frostbite (see previous lot) in "Berlin" to his father in Paris with a faint "PRUSSE/PAR HAMBOURG" on the front and a fine red 3-ring Paris cds (1 Feb.) on the flap, charged "12". The contents - written entirely with his left hand - include; "[Letter] No.130… I hope you slept well... I'm having trouble getting used to straw in Berlin so for a few days it's hard to get used to a bed... I bought this morning a very ugly post-chaise for 500 l. because it is probable that within 15 days I will leave for Paris and that in 3 weeks I will kiss my excellent parents... The King of Bavaria has granted me six crosses but awaiting of course the authorization of the Emperor... My hand is doing very well. I only have very minor pains. One of the most unfortunate inconveniences of my condition is that I cannot give a full account of my days to my excellent father. Writing with my left hand is not easy and what's more it tires my right hand because I have to hold my paper with the thumb which is not frozen... Yesterday I was presented to the Queen of Hardenberg, tomorrow it will be to the King. My [letter] No.129 only left yesterday because the Estafette doesn't come exactly every day...". Rare insight into the dreadful damage caused by the frost on the Retreat from Moscow. [Ex Soluphil auction, June 2011; lot 100, realised 1,892 euros inc. BP.] Cross Reference : FRANCE, GERMAN STATES
Estimate: £340 ×
Lot 13
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - GERMAN P.O.s IN CHINA + BOXER REBELLION GERMAN NAVAL/TROOPSHIP/MILITARY MAIL, ETC.: 1899-1908 group with pre-rebellion (1), rebellion-period (19) & post-rebellion (8) sections on well-written-up pages with a number of PPCs of Chinese cities, German/European enclaves, German military, etc. Includes naval mail of gunboats to pre-dreadnought battleships inc. SMS Iltis, Nymphe, Dresden, Moltke, Batavia, Darmstadt, Irene, Geier,Tucuman, Hertha (2), Worth, Hanover, Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm, H.H. Meyer as well as ground units inc. Feldpost marks. (28 covers/cards) Cross Reference : GERMAN COLONIES, GERMANY, CHINA - GERMAN POST OFFICES, CHINA
Estimate: £140Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 13
WORLDWIDE MILITARY POSTAL HISTORY - GERMAN P.O.s IN CHINA + BOXER REBELLION GERMAN NAVAL/TROOPSHIP/MILITARY MAIL, ETC.: 1899-1908 group with pre-rebellion (1), rebellion-period (19) & post-rebellion (8) sections on well-written-up pages with a number of PPCs of Chinese cities, German/European enclaves, German military, etc. Includes naval mail of gunboats to pre-dreadnought battleships inc. SMS Iltis, Nymphe, Dresden, Moltke, Batavia, Darmstadt, Irene, Geier,Tucuman, Hertha (2), Worth, Hanover, Kurfurst Friedrich Wilhelm, H.H. Meyer as well as ground units inc. Feldpost marks. (28 covers/cards) Cross Reference : GERMAN COLONIES, GERMANY, CHINA - GERMAN POST OFFICES, CHINA
Estimate: £140 ×
Lot 14
ASCENSION - KGV 1924 6d GREY-BLACK & BRIGHT PURPLE VARIETY "TORN FLAG": Fine mint example of the "torn flag" variety. SG 16b (£650).
Estimate: £150Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 14
ASCENSION - KGV 1924 6d GREY-BLACK & BRIGHT PURPLE VARIETY "TORN FLAG": Fine mint example of the "torn flag" variety. SG 16b (£650).
Estimate: £150 ×
Lot 15
ASCENSION - KGV 1924 1/- GREY-BLACK & BROWN VARIETY "TORN FLAG": Mint example with variety "torn flag". SG 18b £400.
Estimate: £100Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 15
ASCENSION - KGV 1924 1/- GREY-BLACK & BROWN VARIETY "TORN FLAG": Mint example with variety "torn flag". SG 18b £400.
Estimate: £100 ×
Lot 16
ASCENSION - KGV 1935 SILVER JUBILEE 5d VARIETY: Very lightly mounted mint example of the 5d value showing 'kite & log' variety. SG 33k (£400).
Estimate: £100Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 16
ASCENSION - KGV 1935 SILVER JUBILEE 5d VARIETY: Very lightly mounted mint example of the 5d value showing 'kite & log' variety. SG 33k (£400).
Estimate: £100 ×
Lot 17
NEW SOUTH WALES - INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH EX GOVERNOR KING'S GRAND-DAUGHTER + GAZETTE REF. SHIP LETTERS ETC.: 10-19 Nov. 1838 EL (full typed transcript of very long newsy cross-written contents + full research notes) sent "Inland Postage Paid" from "Clovelly" (the MacArthurs' Watsons Bay mansion) to Scotland with red ms "3" and mainly fine red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/* SYDNEY *" ds on the front to Aberdeen with mainly fine red "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" on the flap ("1/8" rate) and a fine London hs "½" Mail Tax mark on the front; carried by the 'Dryade' which left Sydney with "13,000 letters, besides newspapers... the largest mail ever shipped in the Colony" (Sydney Monitor, 3 Dec. 1838 p.2). Written by Philip Gidley King's grand-daughter, Kate Macarthur, with mention of P.O. problems; "I shall leave this till I hear the ship is going to sail, for if I send it now it will only stay in the Post Office... it is a very bad plan putting letters in boxes for they are so long on the voyage... I fancy there will be a ship off in a few days...". Plus fine 19 Sept. 1832 issue of the NSW "Government Gazette" newspaper ref. a new Shipping Act with mention of Ship Letter procedures for Captains (£50 fine for non-compliance). (2 items) Cross Reference : SCOTLAND, CORNWALL, SHIP LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES
Estimate: £150Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 17
NEW SOUTH WALES - INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH EX GOVERNOR KING'S GRAND-DAUGHTER + GAZETTE REF. SHIP LETTERS ETC.: 10-19 Nov. 1838 EL (full typed transcript of very long newsy cross-written contents + full research notes) sent "Inland Postage Paid" from "Clovelly" (the MacArthurs' Watsons Bay mansion) to Scotland with red ms "3" and mainly fine red oval "PAID SHIP LETTER/[crown]/* SYDNEY *" ds on the front to Aberdeen with mainly fine red "INDIA LETTER/FALMOUTH" on the flap ("1/8" rate) and a fine London hs "½" Mail Tax mark on the front; carried by the 'Dryade' which left Sydney with "13,000 letters, besides newspapers... the largest mail ever shipped in the Colony" (Sydney Monitor, 3 Dec. 1838 p.2). Written by Philip Gidley King's grand-daughter, Kate Macarthur, with mention of P.O. problems; "I shall leave this till I hear the ship is going to sail, for if I send it now it will only stay in the Post Office... it is a very bad plan putting letters in boxes for they are so long on the voyage... I fancy there will be a ship off in a few days...". Plus fine 19 Sept. 1832 issue of the NSW "Government Gazette" newspaper ref. a new Shipping Act with mention of Ship Letter procedures for Captains (£50 fine for non-compliance). (2 items) Cross Reference : SCOTLAND, CORNWALL, SHIP LETTERS, NEWSPAPERS/MAGAZINES
Estimate: £150 ×
Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 19
QUEENSLAND - 1866-7 4d LILAC: a fine fairly lmm example. Scarce. SG 55 £500.
Estimate: £160 ×
Lot 20
AUSTRALIA - 1913 5/- GREY & YELLOW - LARGE "OS" PERFIN: A fine used example (one missing perf.). SG O12 £700.
Estimate: £220Europhilex Special Auction (at show), Lot 20
AUSTRALIA - 1913 5/- GREY & YELLOW - LARGE "OS" PERFIN: A fine used example (one missing perf.). SG O12 £700.
Estimate: £220 ×